Other Ecological Societies
Many societies exist around the world that focus on the science and practice of ecology. This list gives the contact details of a few of them. If any of this information is out of date, or incomplete, please forward updates and corrections to the Communications Manager. National ecological societies are listed under their own country whilst those with an international base (i.e. the European Ecological Federation) can be found under ‘International’.
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Argentina
Asociación Argentina de Ecología
Av. San Martín 4453, 1417 Buenos Aires, Argentina t: +54 351 433 4103/05 int. 25 4 Email Website
The Argentine Ecological Association (Asociación Argentina de Ecología – AsAE) is an academic organisation established in 1972 to stimulate and promote ecological research, to favour ecological education, to enhance communication of ecological issues, and to contribute to the protection of the country’s natural heritage. The association organises the Argentine Meeting of Ecology. AsAE is a member of the Federation of Ecological Societies of the Americas.
Australia
Ecological Society of Australia
Email: Prof. Peter Fairweather C/- ESA Executive Officer PO Box 1056 Macleay Island Qld 4184 Website t: +61 73409 4971 f: +61 73409 5877 The Ecological Society of Australia is a professional organisation established to promote ecological research and communication. The Society currently has over 1400 members. The ESA organises regular symposia, open forums, workshops, and meetings. The society has strong links with international ecological bodies including INTECOL and will co-host INTECOL 10 in Brisbane, August 2009
Belgium
Royal Botanical Society of Belgium
Societe royale de botanique de Belgique Chaussee de Wavre, 1850 1160 Brussels Belgium Chairman: Herman Stieperaere Web: http://www.biol.ucl.ac.be/srbb-kbbv The Society was founded in 1862. It is the meeting forum of Belgian botanists and it promotes research in all fields of plant science by organizing meetings, symposia and excursions. Its publication, the Belgian Journal of Botany, is an international journal open to all fields of plant science.The members are students, teachers, professionnals, and amateurs.
Societe Royal Zoologique de Belgium
Musee royal de l’afrique Centralle B-1980 Tervuren, Belgium
Brazil
Sociedade de Ecologia do Brasil
Instituto de Biociencias – UNESP Caixa Postal 178 Rio Claro 13500 Brazil
Bulgaria
Association of Bulgarian Ecologists
Prof. Dr. Simeon Todorov Nedyalkov (Chairman) 1000 Sofia 31-33 Vitosha Blvd7 Slaveikov Square Web: http://www.osf.acad.bg/ngo/ngo.eng/abc/19.htm t : +359 2 89-24-76 Entr. 2 f : + 359 2 80-36-33
Cameroon
Cameroon Ecological Society
Emmanuel Ngungoh Project manager British Council Cameroon Immeuble SGBC, Avenue Charles de Gaulle BP 818 Yaounde CAMEROON Email: emmanuel.ngungoh@britishcouncil.cm t: +237 9855926
Canada
Canadian Botanical Association Ecology Section
Paul F. Maycock Prof. Emeritus University of Toronto Erindale College, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada t: +1 905 828-3996
Chile
Sociedad de Ecologia de Chile
(Ecological Society Of Chile) Maria Luisa Santander 0363 Chile Email: Secretary Web: http://www.socecol.cl The Ecological Society of Chile (Sociedad de Ecología de Chile – SOCECOL) started in July 1978 as the Ecology Section of the Biological Society of Chile, and became formally founded in July 1992. The Society, however, became officially and legally constituted in October 1994 as the outcome of a long process of maturation of the discipline in Chile.
Goals The main goal of SOCECOL is to promote and stimulate experimental and theoretical investigations leading to a greater development, progress and dissemination of ecological sciences in our country. The Society represents the corporate voice of Chilean ecologists. The increasing public concern about environmental problems and ecological topics in Chile pose new challenges for SOCECOL.
An important aim of the Society is to encourage communication among ecologists, mainly through the organization of an Annual Meeting that brings together scholars from different disciplines around the common theme of ecology.
Sociedad de Biologia de Chile
Casilla 16164 Correo 9 Santiago, Chile Email: Ehajek@jenes.bio.puc.cl Email: socbiol@huelen.veuna.cl t : +56 2 209 3503 f :+56 2 225-8427
China
Ecological Society of China
Email: Professor Rusong Wang (General Secretary) 19 Zhongguancun Road Beijing 100080 t: +86 10 6256 5694 f: +86 10 6256 2775
Croatia
Croatian Ecological Society
Dr. Mladen Kerovec (Contact Person) Hrvatsko ekolosko drustvo Rooseveltov trg, 6 10000 – Zagreb Croatia t: +385 1 442-604 f :+385 1 442-804
Czech Republic
Czech Society for Ecology
Mr Martin Strelec (Mr Strelec) Institute of Applied Ecology DAPHNE CZ – Institute of Applied Ecology Husova 45 Ceské Budejovice 37005 The Czech Republic Email: martin.strelec@daphne.cz t: 420 385 311 01
Czech Ecological Society Website
Denmark
Denmark Society Oikos
Prof. H. Andersen Institution for Olologisk Botanick Oster Farimagsggade 2D 1353 Kobenhaven K, Denmark
East Africa
Ecological Society for Eastern Africa
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, General Enquiry: email c/o Earthwatch Institute Kenya P.O. Box 47840-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 6750329 Website: http://www.ecsea.org
Egypt
Egyptian Botanical Society
Email: K.H. Batanouny (President) Faculty of Science Cairo University Giza EGYPT t : + 20 2 571 5885 f: +20 2 571 5885
Egyptian Society for Environmental Applications
Prof. Samir I. Ghabbour Dept. of Natural Resources Inst. African Research & Studies Cairo University 12613 GIZA (Cairo) Egypt
France
Societe Francaise d’Ecologie
Email: Christophe Thébaud (President) Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 CNRS/UPS F31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France T: +33 (0)5 61 55 82 18 F: +33 (0)5 61 55 73 27 Website: http://www.sfecologie.org/
Societe Francaise d’Ecologie
c/o Secretariat Faune Flore 57, rue Cuvier 75231 Paris Cedex 05 France
Germany
German Associacion for Vegetation Ecology -Thxen
Richard Pott (President) Institute of Geobotany Manoures University Nienburger Str. 17 D-30167 Hannover Germany t: +49 511 762 3632 f: +49 511 762 3633
Greece
Hellenic Ecological Society
Professor John Pantis Department of Ecology UP Box 119 Aristotle University Thessaloniki 54 006 Greece
Hungary
Hungarian Ecological Society
Dr Andras Baldi (President) Animal Ecology Research Group HAS Hungarian Natural History Museum 2, Ludovika ter Budapest Hungary, 1083 Web: www.ecology.hu
India
National Institute of Ecology, India
School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 110067, India Email: Dr Brij Gopal Web: www.nieindia.org t: +91116172438 (ext 2324) f: +91116165886 Our Journal is: International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences ISSN: 0377-015X
International
Asian Ecological Society
Box 843 Biology Department Tunghai University Taichung 400, Taiwan
BIOTROP
The Director Jalan Raya Tajar, Km 6 Bogor, Indonesia t: +62 251 323 848 f:+62 251 326 851
Ecological Society for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Gesellschaft fur Okologie)
Institute for Ecology TU Berlin Rothenburgstr. 12 Berlin 41 Germany t: +30 314 71396 f: +30 314 71355 Email: gfoe@tu-berlin.de Web: http://www.gfoe.org/willkommen.html?L=1
The Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland is a non-governmental and non-commercial charitable organisation founded in 1970 in Giessen, Germany. Founding members of the society included the internationally known ecologists H. Ellenberg (Göttingen), W. Haber (München), L. Steubing (Giessen) and H. Walter (Hohenheim). With more than 1,700 members, including about 150 with a permanent residence outside of Germany, Austria or Switzerland (as of May 2001), the GfOe is now one of the largest ecological societies within the German-speaking European countries. The Society pursues exclusively and directly the charitable aim of promoting collaborative work in all ecological disciplines and represents ecological interests for the public. The main goals of the GfOe are:
1. research on the environment and the environmental interrelationships of organisms, including humanity, 2. support of ecological education in schools and tertiary institutions, 3. supporting the interests of ecology and its representation to the public and authorities, as well as the promotion of the practical application of ecological knowledge and methods, with the aim of promotiing environmentally friendly attitudes and environmentally appropriate planning.
The GfOe is a member of the European Ecological Federation (EEF) and INTECOL. The Society is anxious to increase mutually beneficial contacts with other European ecological societies.
European Association for Human Ecology
Email: Philippe Lefevre-Witier (President) CIGH-CNRS Hopitai Purpan 31300 Toulouse France t: +33 5 61 695888 f: +33 5 61499036
European Ecological Federation
Email: Professor Stefan Klotz Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4 06120 Halle Germany
Federation Internationale de Phytosociologie
Richard Pott (Vice President) Institute of Geobotany Manoures University Nienburger Str. 17 D-30167 Hannover Germany t: +49 511 762 3632 f: +49 511 762 3633
INTECOL
Email: Dr Almo Farina (Secretary-General) Lunigiana Museum of Natural History 54011 Aulla ITALY t: +39 187 400252 f: +39 187 420727
International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE)
Email: John Wiens (President) Department of Biology Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA t:+1 970 491 0985 f: +1 970 491 2204
Nordic Ecological Society Oikos
Email: Professor Pehr H. Enckell (Secretary) Dept. of Ecology Lund University SE-22362 Lund Sweden
Society for Ecological Restoration International
Mary Kay LeFevour, Executive Director 285 W. 18th Street Suite 1 Tucson Arizona 85707, USA t: +1 520 622 5485, f: +1 520 622 5491 Email : info@ser.org Web: http://www.ser.org
Israel
Israel Society of Ecology & Environmental Sciences
Professor Yohay Carmel 28 Levontin Street Tel Aviv Israel 65116 Email: Info@isees.org.il Web: http://www.isees.org.il/DefaultEng.aspx
Italy
Italian Society of Ecology
Amalia viro De Santo (President) University of Parma Parco Area Delle Scienze 33/A 43100 Parma Italy Email: Site@dsa.unipr.it Web: http://www.dsa.unipr.it/site t: +39 521 905 683 f: +39 521 905 402
Japan
Ecological Society of Japan
Department of Environmental Dynamics and Management Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences Hiroshima University 1-7-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521 Japan Email: ecoffice@hiroshima-u.ac.jp Web: http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/esj/index-e.html t and f: +81 824 24 6514
The Ecological Society of Japan was founded in 1949 to promote research in all aspects of ecology. Membership is open to anyone interested in ecological science. The Society holds the annual meeting each year to exchange progress in ecological research. Updated information relating to the Society can be found on the Society’s web page.
Korea
Ecological Society of Korea
Department of Biology College of Education Seoul National University Seoul 151-742 Korea
Macedonia
Macedonian Ecological Association
(Makedonsko ekolosko drustvo) Professor Ljupco Melovski (President) Institute of Biology Faculty of Natural Sciences PO Box 162 1000 – Skopje Republic of Macedonia T: +389 2 3249611 and + 389 2 2402773 F: +389 2 2402775 Email: contact@mes.org.mk Web: http://www.mes.org.mk
Malaysia
Malayan Ecology Group
c/o Zoology Department University of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 22-11 Malaysia
Mexico
Institute de Ecologia, Ac
Apartado Postal 63 km 2.5 antigua carretera a Coatepe Xalapa 91000 Veracruz Mexico Web: http://dell.ieco.conacyt.mx/default.htm t: +52 28 42 18 00 f: +52 28 18 78 90
Netherlands
Nederlands-Vlaamse Vereniging voor Ecologie (necov) (Dutch-Flemisch society for Ecology)
Secretary: Dr. Luca van Duren Rijksinstituut voor Kust en Zee (RIKZ) Postbus 8039 4330 AE Middelburg The Netherlands Website tel: +31 (0)118-622011 This is a cross-boundary organisation for both Belgium & the Netherlands, and is a member/representative for the Netherlands and Flanders at the European Ecological Federation.
Netherlands Ecological Society
Han Olff (Meetings Secretary) Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group Wageningen Agricultural University Bornsesteeg Gy 6708 PD Wageningen Netherlands t: +31 317 40 4750 f: +31 317 40 4745
New Zealand
New Zealand Ecological Society
PO Box 25 178 Christchurch NEW ZEALAND President: Carol West Email: Prof. Dave Kelly Web: www.nzes.org.nz t: +64 33642782
Nigeria
Nigerian Ecological Society
School of Biological Science University of Loagos Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
Poland
Polish Academy of Sciences
Polish Ecological Society Email: Michael Kozakiewicz Polskie Towarzystwo Ekologiczne u1. Nowy Swiati 72 00-330-Warszawa (Warsaw) Poland t : +48 22 620 0381 ext 495 f: +48 22 826 7991
Polish Ecological Society
Tadeusz Prus (Board Member) International Center of Ecology Polish Academy of Sciences Dziekanow Lesnyneer Warsaw 05-092 Lomianki Poland Email: Ekolog@warmen.com.pl t: +48 22 7513046 f: +48 22 751 3100
Romania
Romanian Ecological Society
Prof Angheluta Vadineanu President of Romanian Society Spl. Independentei 91-95 050095 Bucharest ROMANIA Web: http://www.romanianecologicalsociety.ro/ Email: anvadi@bio.bio.unibuc.ro Telephone Number: (00402) 13125279
Serbia
Serbian Ecological Society
University of Belgrade, Fac. Biol. Inst.of Bot. and Bot. Garden “Jevremovac” Takovska 43, 11000, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Email: ecology@www.yu Web: www.ecology.co.yu t: +381 11 767 988 f: +381 769 903
Ecologist’s Society of Serbia
Radoje Lausevic Drustvo Ekologa Srbije Bioloski fakultet Institut za botaniku Takovska 3 11000-Belgrade Serbia
Slovakia
Slovak Ecological Society (SEKOS)
UKE SAV Akademicka 2 PO Box 23B SK-949 01 Nitra Slovak Republic Email: sekos@savba.sk
Slovak Ecological Society
Email: Prof. P. Elias (President) Institute of Botany Slovak Academy of Science Dubravska-14, SK-84223 Bratislava, Slovakia t: +42 1 87 414 748 f: +42 1 87 414 987
South Africa
South African Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Scientists
Email: Secretariat: Diane Stafford Postnet Suite 239 Private Bag X18 Rondebosch 7701 South Africa Web: www.saiees.org t: +27 21 788 1153
South African Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Scientists
Email: David Richardson Institute for Plant Conservation Botany Department University of Cape Town Rondebosch 7701 South Africa f: +27 21 650 4046
Spain
Asociacion Espanola de Ecologia Terrestre Area de Ecologia
Email: Dr Rocio Fernandez Ales (President) Facultad de Biologia Universidad de Leon 24071 Leon Spain Web: www.aeet.org
Sweden
Swedish Society Oikos
Dr Bodil Enoksson Lund University Department of Biology Ecology Building S-E223 62 Lund Sweden
Email: Dr Bodil Enoksson T: +46-46-222 3812 Fax: +46-46-222 3811 Website: http://www.svenskaoikos.se/english.htm
Turkey
Turkish Ecological Society
Email: Emit Erdem (President) Department of Landscape Planning Ege University Bornova Turkey t: +90 232 388 9659 f: +90 232 388 6731
Ukraine
Establishing a Network of Ecologists in Ukraine
Ms Tetyana Kryvomaz Olegovskaya Street 39/3 Podil Kyiv 04071 Ukraine Web: http://www.ecology-ukraine.org/eng/index.htm Email: mktania@ln.ua Telephone: (00380) 444256756
United Kingdom
Institute of Zoology/Zoological Society of London
Regents Park London NW1 4RY UK Email: enquiries@ioz.ac.uk Web: www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/ioz/index.htm
United States of America
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Email: Judy Weis (President) Email: Richard O’Grady (Executive Director) Department of Biological Sciences Rutgers University Newark, NJ 07102 t:+1 973 353-5387 f: +1 973 3535518 AIBS is dedicated to the advancement of the biological sciences and their applications to human welfare and to fostering and encouraging research and education in the biological sciences, including medical, environmental, and agricultural sciences. In addition to having individual members, AIBS acts as an umbrella organization and has close to 80 different societies that are members.
Ecological Society of America
Email: Professor K Gross (President) W. K. Kellogg Biological Station Michigan State University Hickory Corners, MI 49069 USA t: +1 616 671 2235 f: +1 616 671 2104
Ecological Society of America
Email: Dr. Katherine S. McCarter (Executive Director) 1707 H Street NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20006 USA Web: www.esa.org t:+1 202 833 8773 f: +1 202 833 8775
Venezuela
Sociedad Venezolana de Ecologia
c/o Zdravkoo Baruch Apartado 47543 Caracos 1041-1-A Venezuela